A Case of Glottic Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma Presenting as Submucosal Mass / 대한이비인후과학회지
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
;
: 90-93, 2017.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-653427
ABSTRACT
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common malignant tumor originated from salivary gland. However, it rarely occurs in the larynx, which is approximately less than 0.35% of all laryngeal neoplasm. In the literature, the laryngeal MEC often appears as submucosal mass with intact mucosa. As a result, most patients are diagnosed in the advanced stage due to difficulty of early detection. There is no standard treatment option because of the rarity of the disease and the prognosis varies by histological features. We recently encountered a 85-yearold male with progressive hoarseness, and he was finally diagnosed as high grade glottic MEC. We report this rare and unique case with a literature review.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Prognosis
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Salivary Glands
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Hoarseness
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Laryngeal Neoplasms
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Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid
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Glottis
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Larynx
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Mucous Membrane
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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